Where does “vorschriftswidrig” come from?

vorschriftswidrig (German) comes from German Vorschrift — regulation, rule; prescription.

vorschriftswidrig (German): unlawful, contrary to the regulations

Definitions

  1. unlawful, contrary to the regulations

Ancestry of “vorschriftswidrig”, step by step

vorschriftswidrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorschrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorschriftregulation, rule; prescription

via German widrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwidrigadverse
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